On May 7, 2009, three senior police officers arrived at a Napier residence to serve a routine warrant for growing cannabis. However, the ordinary procedure turned into a 50-hour siege, resulting in the death of one officer, critical injuries to two others, and a member of the public fighting for their life.
Siege
On May 7th, 2009, three police officers executed a search warrant at 41 Chaucer Rd in Napier, investigating allegations of cannabis cultivation against Jan Molenaar.
